Climate change

We research the composition of the atmosphere from natural and human emissions and processes.

Archaeological science is concerned with the application of various scientific techniques to solve problems related to archaeology, human origins and cultural history.

Investigating how cities and urban areas are being transformed at a time of rapid urbanisation, global environmental change, technological advancement, economic and political restructuring, and growing social and economic inequality.

Our climate change research is unique in the ways in which it spans the natural sciences, spatial sciences, social sciences, and humanities, and is unified by a commitment to responses that are fair and sustainable.

The Climate Variability and Change research group researches past, present and future climates.

Researching how interdependent environmental and social systems affect the wellbeing and sustainability of people and populations.

The mesoscale processes and convection group study the atmospheric processes behind phenomena such as clouds, rainfall, thunderstorms, seabreezes, turbulence, wind and solar energy potential, wind gusts, lightning and tropical weather.

We study the physical processes behind the weather. We use theory, observations and high-performance computing to examine key atmospheric phenomena.

Conducting research on multiple forms of human mobility at various spatial and temporal scales, with a geographic focus on Australia, Asia, and the Pacific.

Studying and modelling the role of the ocean circulation in Earth's climate, using a combination of theory, numerical modelling, and machine learning methods.

Investigating the nature, magnitude and timing of past climate and environmental change, and the interactions between climate, environments and past human populations.

We research the potential of energy resources within our natural environment to provide energy across a range of spatio-temporal scales, from individuals to the planet.

Investigating past climate and environmental change using speleothems (cave mineral formations, such as stalagmites and stalactites).

Palaeoecological and biogeographic research developing and integrating high-resolution palaeoenvironmental records from across the Southern Hemisphere, primarily in Australia, to provide comprehensive reconstructions of environmental change over time.